26 SEPTEMBER 1914, page 2

On Friday Week Parliament Was Prorogued After The Royal...

bad been signified in the Lords to the Home Rule and Welsh Church Bills. The King's Speech, which dealt solely with the war, declared that " we are fighting for a worthy......

We Are Next Told How Our Wet And Muddied Heroes

in the trenches, though very tired, are always ready and eager for a " scrap." Indeed, " the sight of the Pichelhauben coming up has been a positive relief after the long trying......

At Edinburgh On Friday Week Mr. Asquith Made Two Excellent

speeches on the war to crowded and enthusiastic meetings. He pointed out that a settlement of the Austro- Serbian question was actually in sight when Germany, by her now......

The ' Emden,' Which May Be Described As A German

Alabama,' has added to her exploits in the matter of capturing and destroying British ships in the Bay of Bengal (six were destroyed and the crews sent ashore in the seventh) by......

Finally, At Excellent Use Is Made Of Captured Documents, And

we are treated to excerpts from a letter by a German private which deals with the fighting capacity of the British soldier:— "With the English troops we have great difficulties.......

The Early Afternoon Papers Of Friday Publish A Renter...

to the effect that a Zeppelin flew over Ostend at eleven o'clock on Thursday evening, dropped three bombs, and flew away again. The damage was one office wrecked and one dog......

Among Miscellaneous Items Of News We May Mention The Daring

raid of English airmen into Germany, their object being to destroy the German Zeppelin bases at Cologne and Dusseldorf. Unfortunately, owing to the misty weather, the attack on......

We Are Not Ashamed To Confess That The Military Unprepared-

ness of America haunts ns like a nightmare. No doubt it is well-nigh inconceivable that Germany can now be victorious. Still, if by a miracle she were to win, she would......

We Note That German Secret Service Agents In The United

States are trying to make the flesh of the Americans creep by talk about our shortage of rifles. We would ask our American friends when they hear such talk to possess their......

Mr. Roosevelt Has Made A Statement On The War Which

is thoroughly sound and thoroughly American. He tells his fellow-citizens that they must do two things: profit by the lessons of the war, and aid in the achievement of a just......